tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post116061427403236370..comments2015-08-02T08:11:16.351-07:00Comments on Grad Student Madness: Missing SnobsRufushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17762279210783841414noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post-1161706881833624632006-10-24T09:21:00.000-07:002006-10-24T09:21:00.000-07:00Actually, universities have 19-30 year olds, so it...<I>Actually, universities have 19-30 year olds, so it's not really fair to call them pseudo-intellectuals- more like intellectuals in a state of becoming.</I><BR/><BR/>It's always interesting to see how different the world is in other disciplines. In math, theoretical physics, and other mathematical disciplines, your intellectual peak is in your 20's. That's when people do the work that wins them Nobel prizes and Fields medals, but even if you're not at that caliber, it's still when most people in such fields do their best work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post-1161026004557599162006-10-16T12:13:00.000-07:002006-10-16T12:13:00.000-07:00It's probably still the best way to do it. You're ...It's probably still the best way to do it. You're pretty much just limited by your amount of free-time.Rufushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17762279210783841414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post-1161015937812644772006-10-16T09:25:00.000-07:002006-10-16T09:25:00.000-07:00University educated intellectuals are one thing. I...University educated intellectuals are one thing. I got my education in libraries. :)Paulhttp://ShadowofDiogenes.blogs.com/shadow/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post-1160833957264180972006-10-14T06:52:00.000-07:002006-10-14T06:52:00.000-07:00Thanks for telling me that. It's actually very rea...Thanks for telling me that. It's actually very reassuring to know that it's not just my university. I mean, it's a bit sad too. But, it's nice to know.Rufushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17762279210783841414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post-1160773329760883542006-10-13T14:02:00.000-07:002006-10-13T14:02:00.000-07:00Truthfully Rufus, at times my graduate experience ...Truthfully Rufus, at times my graduate experience was very disappointing. I was a geek, but many of my classmates merely wanted to get the degree, not experience the process.sock puppethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00079390998688740197noreply@blogger.com